YouTube Rewind 2013
What does 2013 say? Not much of substance, apparently, but it looks like fun! YouTube have brought together the stars of their biggest hits of 2013 into a manic mashup. [youtube]http://youtu.be/H7jtC8vjXw8[/youtube] It’s funny, but YouTube is increasingly looking like some kind of TV network. Maybe it’s THE TV network! Related articles YouTube Partners ‘On […]
SUXmas – The Christmas Party for Startups! [Video]
So you’ve made the jump from corporate employee to startup entrepreneur! So far so good! But as Christmas draws near, your old buddies are collecting their hampers and bringing their kids to see the company Santa. Of course you’re happy in startup land, but it would be nice to have a big Christmas party to […]
Fly-By Spacecraft Captures Video of Earth and Moon
The Juno spacecraft is on a mission to Jupiter and will arrive in 2016. Meanwhile, it’s building up speed to get there, and that involved a fly-by of Earth last month, using the gravity of its home planet to give it a push along the way. As it passed, its cameras captured pictures of the […]
Upworthy Takes Viral to a Whole New Level
Those Upworthy posts are certainly viral, but according to the latest data, when it comes to the number of Facebook shares per article, there’s simply no comparison with anything else. Newswhip have published their monthly report on the most viral publishers for November, based on data from their Spike Database. The Huffington Post got 27 […]
A Clarion Call for Copyright Reform – Sherlock [Video]
The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, has said that he intends to act on the recommendations of the report of the Copyright Review Committee, and that he and Minister Richard Bruton hope to bring proposals for copyright reform to the government in 2014. “I can assure you that it is […]
Will Snowden Be Time’s Person of the Year?
Time will announce their “person of the year” later this week Earlier today they announced the ten people who made it on to the final list: Bashar Assad, President of Syria Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder Ted Cruz, Texas Senator Miley Cyrus, Singer Pope Francis, Leader of the Catholic Church Barack Obama, President of the United […]
Celebrities Promote The Hour of Code
“Everybody in this country should learn how to programme a computer”, says Steve Jobs in this video from Code.org, a US non-profit “devoted to the vision that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn how to code”. It’s a clip from a 90s TV interview with a younger Jobs, but most […]
Game of Thrones Inspired Christmas Decorations
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan and you’re still putting up your Christmas decorations then maybe some GOT inspired snowflakes might work: You can find full instructions on how to make your own as well as the graphics to download and print here. (Via)
Amnesty International Launch Online Memorial to Mandela
Amnesty International have launched an online virtual memorial to Nelson Mandela which allows visitors to post their thoughts and reflections on Nelson Mandela under the banner of “What does Nelson Mandela mean to you?” They’ve also released a video highlighting Mandela’s importance in human rights:
Are You Sure No One Can Guess Your Password?
Thanks to James for bringing this to my attention. If it wasn’t made by Microsoft Research, I might be afraid this site is a password stealer. What it actually is is a tool to help you test your password to see how guessable it is. Think no one can guess your password? Go ahead and […]